Camp Sites
Electrified, level sites with sea and river views, every one an easy walk from the beach and our ablution blocks.
Home Camping
Camping & Facilities
Level, electrified sites with sea and river views — every one an easy walk from the beach and our ablution blocks.
On the Property
Everything you need,
nothing you don't
Ablution Facilities
Tiled, bright and well kept — the thing our guests mention most often in reviews. We keep adding to them, most recently a new mini ablution block before the festive season.
Swimming Pool
A generous resort pool with lawn on all sides, fountain jets and space to actually swim. Silver Award winner, 2018 National Spa & Pool Institute of South Africa awards.
Beach & River Access
Private access to the beach and the Kwelera River, straight from the resort. Access is controlled, which is why both stay quiet even in season.
Peace of Mind
Our own security division
Yellow Sands runs Black Scorpion Protection Services in-house — fully registered with PSIRA, not outsourced to a contractor.
- Security personnel on site 24 hours a day
- Entire management team PSIRA trained and certified
- Decades of combined security experience
- Controlled access, so children can ride their bikes freely
- Active in community security initiatives beyond our gate
The Detail That Matters
Ablutions we're happy to photograph
Most campsites won't show you their bathrooms. Ours come up again and again in guest reviews — "neat ablution facilities", "clean ablutions" — which is the review we're most pleased to keep getting.
They're cleaned and checked daily by our housekeeping team, and we keep adding to them — fold-down shower benches, shelves, and a new mini block added before the last festive season.
Somewhere to Cool Off
An award-winning pool
Lawn on all sides, fountain jets, and enough length to actually swim rather than shuffle around. Poolside tanning benches were refreshed in the last round of winter upgrades.
It took a Silver Award in the 2018 National Spa & Pool Institute of South Africa awards, in the semi-public and public pools category.
Behind the Scenes
Services We Manage Ourselves
Power, water and the things that keep a resort running are all handled in-house — which means we set our own standards and fix things on our own timeline.
Electricity
Supplied direct by Eskom and reticulated across the resort by our own team. Every site is electrified.
Water
Borehole supply, safe to use throughout the resort. It's slightly brak but perfectly safe to drink — and we have it laboratory tested so you don't have to take our word for it.
Drinking water station
Outside reception you'll find a complimentary filtered and UV-treated rainwater station. Bring your own containers — it's free, and it's become one of the most popular things we've added.
Tent set-up assistance
Arriving late, travelling solo, or simply not in the mood to wrestle canvas? Our team can help you pitch. Available during office hours for a small fee — just ask at reception.
Connectivity
Complimentary Wi-Fi hotspots, with more being rolled out. For mobile data, MTN and Vodacom give the best coverage here.
The complimentary filtered rainwater station outside reception — bring your own containers.
In Our Guests' Words
What Campers Say
Excellent location, safe and beautiful. Very good ablutions. I return every year.
If you love camping, please add Yellow Sands to your bucket list. There is such a variety of sites that will let your heart throb like an excited child. The sea, the river and nature all around is not in my vocabulary to describe. Just experience it yourself.
Always good, constantly improving facilities. Well done.
Please Read Before Booking
Site Allocation & Park Layout
The single thing guests most often assume wrongly — so it's worth being clear.
Low Season & Easter Weekend
Camp sites are allocated on arrival — they cannot be reserved in advance. This surprises people, so it's worth saying plainly: booking guarantees you a site, not a specific site. Bookings are still essential.
High Season (1 Dec – 10 Jan)
This is the only period where specific sites can be requested, and it works in order of priority:
1
Guests who camped 20 nights or longer the previous December get first right to rebook their same site, or move to another available one.
2
New bookings of 20 nights or longer, with deposit paid, are allocated from the remaining unbooked sites.
3
Bookings shorter than 20 nights follow set minimum-stay dates and don't carry site preference.
Park layout — A, B and C Park, River Camp and Pensioner Camp. Tap to enlarge.